During the fifth Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup special livestream event, new key visuals, PV trailer, more cast, and main theme songs were revealed for the upcoming film Headhunted to Another World: From Salamman to Big Four! Animated television series. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan in January 2025.
© 村光・ベニガシラ・オーバーラップ/サラリーマン四天王製作委員会
The trailer showcases the opening of the anime theme “Isekai Kyōsōkyoku” by Kentarō Seino, while the Ending Theme is “Tsuyo Girlfriend” by music project otonari.
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Additionally, four new actors join the anime adaptation including:
• Takanori Hoshino as Sylphid • Nene Hieda as Gnome • Chitose Morinaga as Orle • Ayami Tsukui as Nia
They join the main voice cast which also features Yuki Ono as Dennosuke Uchimura, Konomi Kohara as Urmander and Akio Otsuka as the Shadow King.
Michio Fukuda (Failure Frame, Terra Formars Revenge) is directing the anime, with Seung Deok Kim as assistant director, Hiroko Fukuda (Taisho Otome Fairy Tale, You Were Experience, I Was Not: Our Dating Story) as series writer film, Ayumi Nishihata (Migi & Dali) is the character designer, Ken Naito (ATRI: My Dear Moments) is the art director and Takafumi Wada (The Seven Deadly Sins, Seraph of the End) is the composer. GEEKTOYS and CompTown are responsible for producing the animation.
The anime is based on the manga series written by Benigashira and illustrated by Muramitsu. It was first posted on Overlap's Comic Gardo manga website on December 27, 2019, and has released nine tankobon volumes as of July 2024. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English for North America.
© Muramitsu, Benigashira, OVERLAP/Headhunted to Another World Project
Crunchyroll will stream Headhunted to Another World worldwide, outside of Japan. It describes the main summary as follows:
The Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's army rule over another world, and the one chosen to be the fourth among them… is none other than an ordinary salaryman, Uchimura Dennosuke! After being hunted down by the Demon King's army, Uchimura is welcomed into a director-level position… but business in the Demon King's army is one life-or-death mission after another! Since Uchimura has no special powers, he must solve every challenge he encounters in this new world with the experience and knowledge of a salaryman! This career-changing isekai story is for all working people!
Source: Headhunted to Another World Official Anime Twitter, 5th Bunko All-Star compilation special broadcast